The 1950 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 7 November 1950 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent attorney general Joseph A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Orville Freeman.[1]
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General election
editOn election day, 7 November 1950, Republican nominee Joseph A. A. Burnquist won re-election by a margin of 146,416 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Orville Freeman, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Burnquist was sworn in for his seventh term on 8 January 1951.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) | 575,736 | 57.28 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Orville Freeman | 429,320 | 42.72 | |
| Total votes | 1,005,056 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Attorney General, 1950 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "MN Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2024.